The HO scale Rice Harbor layout is now properly prepared for an application of two-part resin used to simulate water in the harbor. In this video, MR’s Cody Grivno demonstrates the steps for mixing, tinting, and pouring resin – without making a mess of the surrounding scenery. […]
Section: Modeling
Rice Harbor Series: Model a harbor part 2 – adding a beach
Cody Grivno adds a beachfront to a small area of MR’s Rice Harbor layout. He unintentionally shares not one, not two, not three, but FOUR useful options for creating beach scenery, plus a simple, subtle, yet very effective way to blend the shoreline and the harbor water. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Model a harbor part 1 – paint and prep
Now that the car float, float bridge, and railroad lift bridge are in place on MR’s Rice Harbor layout, Cody Grivno can add the two-part resin to the waterways. But before adding water, Cody first demonstrates how to paint the harbor bottom and prep the area for the pour. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 6 – bridge planking
With the float bridge now in place on MR’s Rice Harbor layout, David Popp can install the stained stripwood planking over the deck. Follow along as he demonstrates the steps and essential techniques from start to finish. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 5 – add a float bridge
After completing the car float for MR’s Rice Harbor layout, David Popp builds a float bridge used to transfer freight cars from the vessel to the shore. Using prototype photos for reference, David assembled the float bridge from plywood, styrene sheets, foam insulation board, bridge kit components, and various cast parts. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 4 – painting and weathering
MRVP’s David Popp shows how a little bit of paint goes a long way toward adding an authentic, rusty appearance to the MDF hull, styrene deck, and castings of the two-track car float for MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 3 – deck details
In part 3, David Popp adds details and simple castings to the deck of the two-track car float on MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout, all in preparation for the next step – painting the vessel. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 2 – laying track
Work continues on the car float David Popp is assembling for MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout. In part 2, David shows how to align and install the trackwork on the styrene deck. […]
Rice Harbor Series: Build a car float part 1 – the hull
David Popp shows how he designed and shaped the basic hull for a car float on MR’s 5×9-foot Rice Harbor HO scale layout. He also shares an easy technique for adding trackwork to deck of the vessel. […]
How to disassemble a locomotive in HO scale
How to disassemble a locomotive without damaging it and then reassembling it is one of the more advanced tasks of a model railroader. Some people just want to see the inside of the locomotive, while more often, there’s a circuit board that needs repair or replacement, gears that need lubricating, or a faulty wire or […]
Broadway Limited Imports HO SD45
Add some flair to your layout with the Broadway Limited Imports HO SD45. The six-axle road locomotive, based on an Electro-Motive Division (EMD) prototype, is offered in both high and low short hood versions in eight paint schemes. The Broadway Limited Imports HO scale SD45 has an injection-molded plastic body, a die-cast metal frame, all-wheel […]
Rapido Trains HO scale E8
The Rapido Trains HO scale E8 diesel locomotive decorated as Amtrak No. 4316 paid a visit to Model Railroader’s Milwaukee, Racine & Troy layout. The six-axle passenger locomotive is decorated in Amtrak’s “day one” paint scheme. Features on the Rapido Trains HO scale E8 diesel locomotive include an injection-molded plastic body; a passenger pilot; separate, […]